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Blue Wildebeest Collection (#5)

The majestic Blue Wildebeest, scientifically known as Connochaetes taurinus, is a remarkable creature found in the vast landscapes of Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) killing a newborn blue wildebeest (brindled gnu)

Male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) killing a newborn blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Two male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) killing a new born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu)

Two male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) killing a new born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Just-born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) standing for the first time

Just-born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) standing for the first time, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) in the water, Serengeti National Park

Blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) in the water, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest C018 / 9227

Blue wildebeest C018 / 9227
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) running during their migration. Photographed in the Masai Mara, Kenya

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9214

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9214
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9213

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9213
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9212

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9212
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9211

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9211
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9209

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9209
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9210

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9210
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9208

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9208
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest C018 / 9202

Blue wildebeest C018 / 9202
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) at the edge of a river during their migration. Photographed in the Masai Mara, Kenya

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9207

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9207
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9206

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9206
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9205

Blue wildebeest migration C018 / 9205
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during their migration. Many of the wildebeest will not survive this crossing. They will either drown or be eaten by waiting crocodiles

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Leopard with kill C018 / 9195

Leopard with kill C018 / 9195
Leopard (Panthera pardus) feeding on a blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in a tree. Photographed in the Masai Mara, Kenya

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest grazing C014 / 0903

Blue wildebeest grazing C014 / 0903
Blue wildebeest grazing. The blue, or common, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) is a large antelope and one of two species of wildebeest

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest C014 / 0902

Blue wildebeest C014 / 0902
Blue wildebeest. The blue, or common, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) is a large antelope and one of two species of wildebeest

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Young blue wildebeest running

Young blue wildebeest running
Young blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), or brindled gnu, running. This antelope inhabits the plains and woodlands of south-eastern and eastern Africa, grazing on fresh grass

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Common wildebeest (blue wildebeest) (gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) on migration

Common wildebeest (blue wildebeest) (gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) on migration, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Burchell's Zebra - with Blue Wildebeest / Brindled Gnu - by river

Burchell's Zebra - with Blue Wildebeest / Brindled Gnu - by river
LA-9472 Burchell's Zebra - with Blue Wildebeest / Brindled Gnu - by river Equus burchelli Jean-Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: South Africa, Kalahari-Gemsbok Nat l Park, Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

South Africa, Kalahari-Gemsbok Nat l Park, Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) on ridge at sunrise

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Namibia, Etosha National Park. Variety of animals gathered at Chudop waterhole

Namibia, Etosha National Park. Variety of animals gathered at Chudop waterhole

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Namibia, Etosha National Park, Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) feeds on desert

Namibia, Etosha National Park, Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) feeds on desert grass at sunset

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest at dawn

Blue wildebeest at dawn
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) at dawn. Photographed in the Auob Riverbed Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, South Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest

Blue wildebeest. Herd of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) gathered at a watering hole. Photographed in the Auob Riverbed Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, South Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Wildebeest herd

Wildebeest herd. These are blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) walking across a grassland at dawn. These antelope inhabit the plains and woodlands of south-eastern Africa, grazing on fresh grass

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Young blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Kruger National Park

Young blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Lioness (Lion Panthera leo) with a blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf

Lioness (Lion Panthera leo) with a blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Newborn blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Serengeti National Park

Newborn blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Lioness (Panthera leo) carrying a baby blue wildebeest (brindled gnu)

Lioness (Panthera leo) carrying a baby blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) kill, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) and Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing river

Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) and Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing river, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest seen from helicopter flight over Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park

Blue wildebeest seen from helicopter flight over Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Line of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai Mara National Reserve

Line of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Lioness (Panthera leo) dragging a Blue Wildebeest (Brindled Gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) carcass

Lioness (Panthera leo) dragging a Blue Wildebeest (Brindled Gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Wildebeest crossing river - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Wildebeest crossing river - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa
STA-196 Wildebeest crossing river Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa Connochaetes taurinus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Blue wildebeest

Blue wildebeest, Connochaetes tauvinus, Chobe National Park, Savuti, Botswana, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Lion (Panthera leo) carrying a blue wildebeest

Lion (Panthera leo) carrying a blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Herd of blue wildebeest

Herd of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Male lion

Male lion (Panthera leo) eating a blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBlue Wildebeest Collection: Herd of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Serengeti National Park

Herd of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa




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The majestic Blue Wildebeest, scientifically known as Connochaetes taurinus, is a remarkable creature found in the vast landscapes of Africa. In the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, a cow and her calf roam freely, showcasing their bond and resilience. Intriguingly, even predators like the Leopard (Panthera pardus) are captivated by these brindled gnus. A days-old blue wildebeest finds itself being carried by this stealthy hunter through the wilderness. Witnessing nature's wonders unfold, one can observe Eastern White-bearded Wildebeests migrating across the iconic Masai Mara. These herds embark on an arduous journey, crossing rivers such as the Mara River with determination etched into their every step. From afar, a rear view of a massive Wildebeest herd crossing the Mara River paints an awe-inspiring picture against the backdrop of Masai-Mara's beauty. The rain-soaked plains witness these magnificent creatures walking in perfect harmony at sunset - a sight that truly mesmerizes. Venturing further into Kenya's Rift Valley Province lies Maasai Mara National Reserve where Blue Wildebeests continue to amaze. Here they fearlessly cross rivers together as they navigate their way through challenging terrains. Nature can be both beautiful and harsh; amidst bushfires raging in Masaimara, Kenya stands resilient Blue Wildebeest seeking refuge from danger while adapting to survive. An aerial view captures migrating wildebeests along the border of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. This spectacle showcases their sheer numbers and emphasizes how vital they are to maintaining Africa's delicate ecosystem. Even cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), renowned for their speed and agility, find themselves hunting these incredible creatures within Kenya's Masai Mara national reserve. East Africa becomes witness to this thrilling chase between predator and prey.